William moore and walter cox



(No Model.)

W. MOORE 8v W. COX.

HINGE.

.Patented Apr. 23, 1895. QP 'r l,

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Nrrnn STATES VILLIAM MOORE AND WALTER COX, OF BALTIMORE; MARYLAND,ASSIGNORS TO H. F. MILLER &`SON, OF SAME PLACE.

'A HINGE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 537,844, dated April23,1895.

Application filed January 30, 1895. Serial No. 536,708. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, WILLIAM MOORE and WALTER Cox, of Baltimore, in theState of Maryland, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inHinges; and we do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled inthe art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

Our invention relates to an improvement in hinges and more particularlyto hinges for the lids or covers of sheet metal boxes,the object of theinvention being to construct the hinge in such manner that it can becheaply produced and quickly and easily assembled.

A further object is to produce a hinge for the cover of a sheet metalbox having the ears or leaves of the hinge made from and integral withthe stock of which the box and cover are composed.

A further Object is to so construct a hinge for a sheet metal box coverthat the hinge pin shall be eiectually prevented from accidentalescapement.

A further object is to produce a hinge for a sheet metal box which shallbe simple in construction and effectual, in all respects, in theperformance of its functions.

With these objects in view the invention consists in certain novelfeatures of construction and combinations and arrangements of parts, ashereinafter set forth, and pointed out in the claims.

` In the accompanying drawings, Figure lis a view of a box having ourimproved hinge applied thereto. Fig. 2 is a View of the blank for thecover of the box having a portion of our hinge thereon. Fig. 3 is a viewshowing the portion of the hinge made on the box cover. Fig. 4t is aview showing the part of the hinge on the side of the box ready toreceive the part of the hinge on the cover. Figs. 5 and 6 are sectionalviews through the hinge at dierent points. Figs. 7 and 8 are views ofmodications.

A represents the body of a sheet metal box and B the cover therefor. Theblank for the cover is made on one edge with a series of, preferablythree, ears a, a, a', the central ear a being preferably longer than theend ears a, a.

A wire or rod b which constitutes the hinge, pin, is laid on the ears c,a, a and the lattera are then bent up and around said rod or Wire asshown in Fig. 3,. the imtermediate portions c, c of the rod or wirebeing thus left exposed. The side of the box A to which the cover is tobe attached, is made with a series of grooves or recesses d, d, d', theouter end of each groove or recess d forming a shoulder d2 to preventthe escape of the rod or hinge-pin b as more fully :explained farther`on. The grooves or recesses d', d are made near the upper edge oftheside of the box, and between said grooves or recesses, the metal is cutto produce ears c,- c, which are first bent outwardly as shown in Fig.4. The cover B will now be placed in position, the ears e being made toengage or hook over the exposed portions c, c of the rod or hinge pinand the latter being made to enter the grooves or recesses d', d', inwhich endwis'e movelnent of said rod or pin will be prevented by theabove-mentioned shoulders cl2. The ears c, c will now be bent down overthe rod or pin b andthe free edge of each ear c will be made to enterbetween the edge e of the slot or opening formed by the cutting out ofsaid ears, and the rod or pin b. The hinge is now complete and the coverattached to the box in an effectual manner. When the lid or cover isopened to its full extent, the depending flange f of said cover willpress against the ears c, e, and tends to insure their retention inproper position.

The parts of our hinge being closely associated, unduly large openingsbetween the box and cover will not be produced when the latter is openedor raised, and thus leakage of the contents of the box through the hingeconnections will be avoided.

Instead of bending the ears a, a, a', upwardly and outwardly on the rodor hinge pin b so that their free edges will terminate on the outside ofthe box in the completed device, said ears may be bent on the rod orhinge pin in the opposite direction and made to terminate inside thebox.

Instead of making the grooves or recesses d, d, d. in the outside of thebox and bending the ears e, c, outwardly over the pin h, said grooves orrecesses may be made in the inner IOO face of one side of the box andthe ears e, e, bent inwardly and over the rod b, as shown in Fig. 7.

The ears e, e. may be formed by pressing them from the metal of the sideof the box without rst cutting them and afterward bending them over thepivot pin b, both edges of said ears e, e, thus being integral with thebox, as shown in Fig. 8.

Our improvements are Very simple in construction, easily and quicklymanufactured and are effectual, in all respects,in the performance oftheir functions.

Having fully described our invention, what we claim as new, and desireto secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. The combination with a sheet metal box wing a groove formed therein ashort dishinge pin is held, ofa cover having a flange at the edge whichoverlaps the edge of the box above the groove, integral ears at theextreme lower edge of thislange adapted to receive the hinge pin,substantially as set forth.

2. The combination with a sheet metal box and its cover, of earsprojecting from the cover, a rod or hinge pin connected to said ears,ears projecting from the box and adapted to alternate with the ears onthe cover and receive the intermediate portions of the rod or hinge pin,lthe free edges of the ears on the box being made to enter the slotsmade by said ears, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof we have signed this specification in the presenceof two subscribing witnesses.

WILLIAM MOORE. XVALTER OOX. Vitnesses:

ALAN R. FERGUssoN, A. J. SooPINIoH.

